Fastening device for horses



' (No Model.)

J. W. ELDRIDGE.

FASVTENING DEVICE FOR HORsBS. No. 262,582. Patented Aug. 15, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. ELDRIDGE, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,582, dated August 15, 1882,

Application filed January 3, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern .Be it known that 1, JAMES W. ELDRIDGE, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastening Devices for Horses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art. can make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to an improved device for attaching horses or other animals to a post or ring in such a manner that they can be securely fastened and locked, so that the animal cannot be removed or stolen without being unlocked or a great amount of force used to break the attachments.

The object of my invention is to provide a better method for securing horses when left hitched in the street or stable than has heretofore been in use, so that they cannot be stolen or used without the knowledge and consent of the owner.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrating my invention, A shows the head and neck of a horse secured to a post by means of my improved device. 1

B is the post to which the animal is hitched.

C is a chain having one end turned into a loop, 0', and the links solidly secured by weldmg.

D is achain of somewhat greater length than is sufficient to reach around the animals neck. Into one of the links of this chain D the end of the chain 0 opposite to the loop C is securely welded, the chain C being attached near one end of D, but so as to leave both ends free.

E is a padlock provided with a ring or loop, which is welded into one of the end links of the chain D.

F is a leather covering over the chain D to prevent the chain from wearing off the hair of the neck or mane. This leather cover may be dispensed with, if desired.

The operation of my improved device is as follows: The loop Cis passed through the hole in the post or through a ring, and the chains C and D, with the padlock, are passed through the loop. The chain D is then passed around the animals neck, and the free end of D is passed through one of the links near the opposite end of the same chain, so that the hasp of the padlock can be passed through the end link and lock it into the chain. This is the position shown in the drawing. It will be observed that this locks the chain securely around the animals neck, and that the hasp of the padlock serves as a pin through the link to receive any strain that may come upon the chain, and that the bolt of the padlock serves only to hold the hasp in place, and cannot be bent by the strain upon the chain. The chain will require to be unlocked or broken before the animal can be removed.

What I claim as my invention is- In a fastening device for animals, the combination of the chain C, provided with the loop 0 atone end, and the chain D, provided with a padlock attached to one end, and into one link of which the chain C is welded, substantially as described.

' JAMES W. ELDRIDGE.

Witnesses:

EDWIN F. DIMOOK, THEO. G. ELLIS. 

